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Bernie Stella Brazeal
DUNCAN -- Services for Bernie Stella Brazeal, 84, will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jody Hilliard officiating. Interment will be in Duncan Cemetery.
Born June 12, 1913, at Ringling, to Fred and Orelia Baucom Morris, she died Dec. 19, 1997, in a Duncan hospital.
Mrs. Morris was a teacher at Mountain Home, Ringling, and retired from the Duncan school system.
She married Delbert T. Brazeal Sept. 29, 1940, at Ringling. He preceded her in death Sept. 7, 1993.
Survivors include one son, Donald, Olney, Md.; one daughter, Linda Moore, Duncan; one brother, H.L. Morris, Ardmore; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister, Oneta Dillon.
Bearers will be Case Medlin, Jeff and Greg Clinkenbeard, Karl Shackleford, Nick and Neal Moore.

Dennie Ballard Alexander
WILSON -- Services for Dennie Ballard Alexander will be 1 p.m. Monday at the Wilson Assembly of God with the Rev. Jim Gillum officiating. Interment will follow at Hewitt Cememtery in Wilson.
He was born Feb. 23, 1919, south of Wilson to Robert Dennie and Hettie Graves Walker Alexander. He died Dec. 12, 1997, in the Healdton hospital.
Alexander was reared south of Wilson, where he married Opal Holoway on Dec. 21, 1935, in Wilson. He was a self-employed carpenter, retiring in 1985. He was an active member of the Wilson Assembly of God. He helped build the church, where he was the Sunday school superintendent and teacher. He was a deacon for 46 years and a member of the church for 48 years.
He was preceded by his wife on March 26, 1992; and all of his brothers, Alva, Fred, Robert and Roy.
Survivors include two daughters, Delois Alexander, of the home, and Maureen and her husband, Ken Barrett, Houston; a son, Wayland and his wife, Gayle of Slidell, La.; four grandchildren, Debbie and Bryan Edgar of Houston, Mark and Michelle Barrett, Houston, Paul and Anne Alexander, Orlando, Fla.; Dennis Alexander of Baton Rouge, La.; and one great-grandchild, Lauren Edgar, Houston.
Pallbearers will be his nephews and honorary pallbearers will be the men of his Sunday school class.
Memorials may be made to the Wilson Assembly of God Building Fund, 501 E. Main, Wilson, OK 73463.
Services are under the direction of Alexander Funeral Home in Wilson.

Kenneth Hensley
Services for Kenneth Hensley, 70, will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Griffin-Kennedy-Watts chapel with the Rev. Wayne Fite officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Hensley was born Jan. 12, 1927, in Ardmore to Frank and Vera Mae Hensley. He died Dec. 13, 1997, in the local hospital. He was retired from the U.S. Army, having served in World War II and in the Korean conflict. He had lived in Ardmore most of his life and was of the Lutheran faith.
He is survived by his close friend, Ina Joyce Calger.

Lois Ann King
Graveside services for Lois Ann King, 59, will be 10 a.m. Monday at Baldwin Memoiral Cemetery in Robertsdale, Ala., under the direction of Mack Funeral Home.
Mrs. King died Dec. 11, 1997, in the local hospital. She was born Aug. 11, 1938, in Robertsdale to Benjamin and Gertrude Phillips Sundie.
She and her husband, Cecil, had moved to Ardmore in May. She was a housewife.
Survivors inclue her husband, of the home; and a daughter, Cynthia King, of the home.
Local arrangments were under the direction of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home.

Hazel Dill Lampkin
WISTER -- Graveside services for Hazel Dill Lampkin, 83, of Niland, Calif., will be 2 p.m. Monday at Maxcey Cemetery at Wister.
Mrs. Lampkin died Dec. 9, 1997, in an El Centro, Calif., hosptial. She was born March 14, 1914, in Oklahoma City.
She was a California resident for 38 years and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a son, James; a sister; three brothers; and two grandchildren.
Survivors include two sons, Alfred, Wister, and Hubert, Ardmore; 15 granchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-granchildren.
Services are under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home, Poteau.

Clara McGowen
Graveside services for Clara McGowen will be 2 p.m. Monday in Rose Hill Cemetery.
A lifelong Ardmore resident, she was born here April 28, 1905, to Frank and Mattie McGowen, and died here Dec. 13, 1997.
Ms. McGowen was a member of the First Baptist Church, YWCA and Ryonis.
Memorials may be made to the Clara McGowen Memorial Trust, c/o First National Bank, 405 W. Main, Ardmore, OK 73401.
Services are under the direction of the Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Funeral Home.

Lloyd Quarles Sr.
Services for Lloyd Quarles Sr. will be 2 p.m. Monday at Children of the King Baptist Church with the Rev. Ted Clark officiating. Interment will be at Clearview Cemetery. A wake will be conducted from 6 to 7 this evening at Ragsdale-Grant and Sons Mortuary.
Quarles died suddenly Dec. 8, 1997, in California. He was born Oct. 15, 1916.
He was a veteran of World War II and had lived in Ardmore several years.
Survivors include his wife, Helen, of Ardmore; four daughters, Darlene Smith, Ardmore, Sharlene Zelaya, Los Angeles, Juanita Black, Gatesville, Texas, and Judy Mitchell, Stockton, Calif.; two sons, Oliver Smith, Ardmore, and Milas, Pontiac, Mich.; 32 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Nevada Miller Whitwell
ENID -- Services for Nevada Miller Whitwell will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Southern Hills Christian Church in Edmond under the direction of Baggerly Funeral Home. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Enid.
Whitwell was born April 27, 1904, in Oberlin, Kan. On June 1, 1926, she married Elbert Whitwell in South Haven, Kan. He pastored in Hutchinson, Kan., Ardmore and Lawton before the couple moved to Edmond in 1955.
She graduated Phillips University in 1925 with a bachelor of music degree in piano and theory in addition to a bachelor of arts degree. She taught piano for a number of years, providing music education for children.
Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Reeves; a son, Dr. David Whitwell; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Mary J. Campbell
Graveside rites for Mary Jewell Campbell will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Johnnie Hutson officiating.
Mrs. Campbell died Dec. 14, 1997, in a local health care facility. She was born Jan. 13, 1910, at Porum, to Jabe and Mary J. Frost.
She moved from Duncan to Ardmore in 1955 and was a member of K Street Baptist Church. She and Earl Walter Campbell were married Dec. 24, 1929, at Seminole. He preceded her in death Dec. 23, 1960.
Survivors include two sons, Bob, Ardmore, and Jack, Burras, La.; a daughter, Nedra Foster, Scottsdale, Ariz.; a sister, Goldie Gateley, Checotah; 10 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to a favorite charity.
Griffin-Kennedy-Watts Funeral Home will direct services.

Troy O. Norton
RATLIFF CITY -- Services for Troy Odell Norton will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ratliff City First Baptist Church. The Rev. Dwight Hawkins will officiate. Interment will be at the Old Velma Cemetery under the direction of Milburn Funeral Home.
Norton died Dec. 14, 1997, in Sulphur. He was born Aug. 25, 1920, at Alma, to Henry G. and Della Ray Norton.
The lifelong area resident married Addie Marie Christian Dec. 27, 1950, at Gainesville, Texas. He was a veteran.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; a daughter, Dorothy Stephens, Oklahoma City; three sons, J.T., Ardmore, Henry, Ratliff City, and Jimmy, Pauls Valley; two sisters, Marie Runyon, Elmore City, and Jessie Lasenberry, Countyline; a brother, Calvin Norton, Paulsboro, N.J.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
Bearers will be Wayne Swanson, Allen Thacker, Keith Firestone, Earl Harris, Doug Briscoe and Ray Norton. Honorary bearers are Brian Thacker and Jesse Herrell.

Faye A. Smith
MILBURN -- Graveside rites for Faye Ann Smith, 72, Oklahoma City, were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Condon Grove Cemetery with the Rev. James Edwards officiating.
Mrs. Smith died Dec. 13, 1997, in Oklahoma City. She was born April 3, 1925, at Tishomingo.
She and Gary Smith were married Nov. 10, 1961, in Oklahoma City. She was a model in her younger years.
Survivors include her husband, of the home; a daughter, Joan Garcia, Oklahoma City; her mother, Essie Mae McClaken, Tishomingo; three sisters, Gladys Simpson, Milburn, Betty White, Tishomingo, and La Vern Williams, Magalia, Calif.; a brother, J.D. McClaken, Midwest City; four grandsons; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Darlene Ruelle and Jessie McClaken; and a brother, Jerry L. McClaken.
Smith Funeral Home directed services.

Oscar T. "Slick" Aldridge
Funeral services for Oscar T. "Slick" Aldridge, 100, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Northeast Church of Christ. Bob Smee will conduct services and burial will be in the Mannsville Cemetery.
Born March 3, 1897, to Alfred R. and Charlotta Bell White Aldridge, at Earl, Indian Territory, he died Dec. 20, 1997, after an extended illness.
He married Jessie Morrow July 7, 1928, in Tishomingo, and had been a self-employed carpenter. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I, and was a member of the Northeast Church of Christ and the American Legion. He had been a resident of Mannsville before moving to Ardmore in 1965. His wife, Jessie, preceded him in death, Sept. 24, 1984.
He is survived by two sons, Charles, Ardmore, and Kenneth, Alta Loma, Calif.; four daughters, Charlotta Fitzgerald, Ardmore, Mary Bass, Mountain Home, Ark., Betty Bartlett, Southlake, Texas, and Virginia Davis, Bull Shoals, Ark.; 21 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons and great-grandsons will serve as bearers.
Services are under the direction of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home.

Robert Henry Bridges
Graveside services for lifelong resident Robert Henry Bridges, 81, were at 10 a.m. today at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Born Aug. 27, 1916, in Ardmore, to Will and Lila Griffin Bridges, he died Dec. 20, 1997, at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Norman.
He had served in the Army during WWII and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Church of Christ.
He is survived by a sister, Marie James, Rocklin, Calif.; and one grandchild.
Craddock Funeral Home conducted services.

Dominique N. Walls
HEALDTON -- Services for Dominique Nicole Spradlin Walls, 1, Ardmore, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Pentecostal Holiness Church. The Rev. Tony Nichols will officiate with interment in Mount Olive Cemetery.
Born Sept. 12, 1996, she died Dec. 19, 1997, in an Oklahoma City hospital.
She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Erin and Chris Wells, of the home; her grandparents, Lorna and Joe Lemon, Ardmore, Joe Spradlin, Wilson, and Wendall and Selena Walls, Ardmore; her great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Collins and Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Spradlin, Healdton, Kenneth and Lorene Moss, Lone Grove, and Pearl Walls, Ardmore.
Bearers will be Willard Walls and Keith Newman.
Reser Funeral Home will direct services.

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